Leonel Santiago Vega, who was convicted in 2010 for a 2004 gang-related killing, will be out of jail in about four years. Reduced sentence comes after revelations in Dekraai hearing that prosecutors violated Vega’s rights.

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Leonel Santiago Vega, who was convicted in 2010 for a 2004 gang-related killing, will be out of jail in about four years. Reduced sentence comes after revelations in Dekraai hearing that prosecutors violated Vega’s rights.